'''Marie Goebel Kimball''' (1889-1955) was an author, historian, and Jefferson scholar who served as Monticello's first Curator from 1944 until her death in 1955. During her tenure she also served on the Restoration Committee.

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'''Marie Goebel Kimball''' (1889-1955) was an author, historian, and [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] scholar who served as Monticello's first Curator from 1944 until her death in 1955.<ref>This article is based on Anna G. Koester, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=6283 ''Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Archives: Collection Guide and Catalog''], October 1989, p. 17.</ref> During her tenure at Monticello she also served on the Restoration Committee.

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Born in 1889, she studied at Radcliffe College before taking her B.A. degree from the University of Illinois in 1911. In 1913, she married Fiske Kimball and began her association with Jefferson while assisting her husband with his research. In the summer of 1914, she commenced an examination of the Jefferson correspondence at the Massachusetts Historical Society as well as studying all the published papers of Jefferson's Presidency (some 40,000 letters). During her

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Born in 1889, she studied at Radcliffe College before taking her B.A. degree from the University of Illinois in 1911. In 1913, she married [[Fiske Kimball]] and began her association with Jefferson while assisting her husband with his research. In the summer of 1914, she commenced an examination of the Jefferson correspondence at the Massachusetts Historical Society as well as studying all the published papers of Jefferson's Presidency (some 40,000 letters). During her career as an author, she published several books and nearly 100 articles on the topics of American social history, cookery, and antiques. In 1938, she published her first book, ''Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book'', and shortly thereafter she published an article on "The Furnishings of Thomas Jefferson." In 1943 she published the first volume of her biographical trilogy, ''Jefferson: The Road to Glory, 1743 to 1776''. The second volume, ''Jefferson: War and Peace, 1776 to 1784'', was published in 1947, and the third volume, ''Jefferson: The Scene of Europe, 1784 to 1789'', was published in 1950. While writing this work, she won two Guggenheim fellowships. She died in Philadelphia in 1955.

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career as an author, she published several books and nearly 100 articles on the topics of American social history, cookery, and antiques. In 1938, she published her first book, ''Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book'', and shortly thereafter she published an article on "The Furnishings of Thomas

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Jefferson." In 1943 she published the first volume of her biographical trilogy, ''Jefferson: The Road to Glory, 1743 to 1776''. The second volume, ''Jefferson: War and Peace, 1776 to 1784'', was published in 1947, and the third volume, Jefferson The Scene of Euro~e1 784 to 1789, was published in 1950. While writing this work, she won two Guggenheim fellowships. She died in

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Philadelphia in 1955.

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Following her death, her papers (c. 1920-1955) were given to the University of Virginia.

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Following her death, her papers (c. 1920-1955) were given to the University of Virginia, among them are preparatory notes to what would have been the fourth volume of her Jefferson biography.

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Marie Goebel Kimball (1889-1955) was an author, historian, and Jefferson scholar who served as Monticello's first Curator from 1944 until her death in 1955.[1] During her tenure at Monticello she also served on the Restoration Committee.

Born in 1889, she studied at Radcliffe College before taking her B.A. degree from the University of Illinois in 1911. In 1913, she married Fiske Kimball and began her association with Jefferson while assisting her husband with his research. In the summer of 1914, she commenced an examination of the Jefferson correspondence at the Massachusetts Historical Society as well as studying all the published papers of Jefferson's Presidency (some 40,000 letters). During her career as an author, she published several books and nearly 100 articles on the topics of American social history, cookery, and antiques. In 1938, she published her first book, Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book, and shortly thereafter she published an article on "The Furnishings of Thomas Jefferson." In 1943 she published the first volume of her biographical trilogy, Jefferson: The Road to Glory, 1743 to 1776. The second volume, Jefferson: War and Peace, 1776 to 1784, was published in 1947, and the third volume, Jefferson: The Scene of Europe, 1784 to 1789, was published in 1950. While writing this work, she won two Guggenheim fellowships. She died in Philadelphia in 1955.

Following her death, her papers (c. 1920-1955) were given to the University of Virginia, among them are preparatory notes to what would have been the fourth volume of her Jefferson biography.